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Chapter 182 182 13% Probability of Advancement? !
The battle in the west is much more intense, and there are plenty of things to watch!
Last season's championship Lakers fell in the first round, so many media directly shouted unbelievable!
Without a tiebreaker, or even Game [-], the Warriors knocked out the Lakers in just five games.

In the previous championship predictions, the Lakers are the favorites for the championship!
The slogan of "Lakers Championship" during this period is not a joke in the future, but the truest thoughts of Lakers fans!
In their eyes, the Lakers' record this season is generally only due to injuries.

As long as they regain their health, no one will be afraid of them!
The Lakers are back to health. Although Kobe's state has declined slightly, he can still be called excellent with an average of 45 points per game on 32% shooting.

But something went wrong inside them.

It is rumored that Howard was dissatisfied with the status of the team and broke up with Kobe!
But in Zhou Si's view, the biggest reason is that the Warriors' offense is too fierce!
In this round of the series, the Warriors switched offense and defense, ran and bombed, and completely brought the game into their own rhythm!
Although Lakers coach D'Antoni is a master of running and bombing, the players are not suitable!
How can the old arms and old legs of the Lakers run better than the young and unlimited Warriors?
Moreover, the "wave brothers" composed of Curry, Thompson and McCollum used precise three-pointers to penetrate the Lakers' net again and again!
Among them, Curry showed no mercy to his Uncle Nash, all kinds of unimaginable three-pointers and sharp breakthroughs!
Averaging 52 points on 29.4% shooting per game, Curry used a better performance than the regular season to prove that his baby-faced killer has the strength to be worthy of the best second team!
The matchup between the Thunder and the Timberwolves is the biggest matchup in the Western Conference, but many fans were surprised that the Thunder failed to complete the sweep.

After losing three games in a row, in the G4 battle, Zeller went crazy again!
In the Minnesota Target Center arena, Zeller crazily attacked the inside of the Thunder!

In the eyes of Timberwolves fans, they are already very satisfied to enter the playoffs!
But Zeller doesn't think so.

Since you have to go home if you lose, why not go crazy once?

Even if you are injured, you still have a lot of time to recover!

Suicide layups carrying bombs again and again, the entire Thunder team was scared!

Their goal is the championship, but they don't want to be short of major generals in the first round!

42 points, 17 rebounds and 5 assists!
With Love locked up by Ibaka, Zeller once again became the savior of Minnesota!

Although the fans knew that it was almost impossible for them to win this round of the series, Zeller's spirit of fighting for a victory at all costs completely infected them.

At the last moment, when Zeller was standing on the free throw line with scars all over his body but his eyes were still shining brightly, the shouts of "Wolf King!" from the audience were the best recognition for Zeller.

After tonight, Minnesota ushered in their new wolf king!

Two days later, there was a wry smile on the corner of Zeller's mouth, and he still couldn't beat him after all!
The gap between the two teams is too big!
4: 1!
Zeller ended his trip to the playoffs with regret!
In the duel between the Trail Blazers and the Clippers, the biggest highlight is naturally Zhou Si's supernatural performance, and the race qs incident.

Even Sweep didn't attract as much attention as the first two points!
The Blazers' opponents in the semifinals, the Spurs are not as easy as the Blazers, because their opponent is the most difficult team in the West-the Grizzlies!
The Grizzlies, who insist on retro style of play, are extremely tough defensively. No matter which team wants to win, they have to peel off their skins!
No, the Spurs spent a lot of effort to eliminate the Grizzlies 4:2!
Zhou Si remembered very clearly that in his previous life, the Spurs successfully avenged the Heat in the finals and won the championship this season.

Their smooth, textbook-like team offense, as well as their strong personal defensive ability and defensive system, directly pushed the Heat to the ground in the finals!
Even with new skills, Zhou Si didn't dare to say how confident he was in defeating them.

But the first-round matchup gave Zhou Si a lot of new ideas. It is really not wishful thinking to win the Spurs!
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The game has not yet started, and the news about this round of the series between the Trail Blazers and the Spurs has already spread. After all, the grievances between the Spurs and the Trail Blazers can run through the entire season!
In ESPN's forward-looking vote on the Trail Blazers VS Spurs, 100 of the 87 reporters and experts who participated in the voting believed that the Spurs could successfully advance!
其中有19人认为马刺能够横扫开拓者，有24人认为马刺能够4比1击败开拓者，有32人认为马刺会以4比2击败开拓者，仅有12人认为马刺会通过抢七击败开拓者。

而另外13位看好尼克斯的专家们除了1人认为开拓者能够4比2击败马刺之外，另外12人都认为开拓者要通过抢七才能淘汰马刺。

From the votes of reporters and experts, it is easy to see that although this Trail Blazers has been recognized by everyone, and although Zhou Si has become the strongest rookie in everyone's eyes, people still think that the experienced Spurs The team is stronger.

ESPN is famous for its black week, but they really did not cheat in this vote, although they are biased in the selection of reporters!
Are the Spurs better than the Trail Blazers in the playoffs?

Well, Zhou Si also admitted this.

In the four games of the regular season this season, the Trail Blazers led the Spurs 3:1, but in the three games won, one was Zhou Si lore, one Zhou Si felt explosive, and the Spurs took a break!
Everyone knows that as long as Zhou Si is restricted, the Spurs have a high probability of killing the Trail Blazers!
And can the Spurs limit Zhou Si?
They have given their answer with the last bloodbath of the Blazers!
In that game, Leonard marked Zhou Si all over the court, and did not give Zhou Si any easy shot!
Zhou Si couldn't even run without the ball because...

Leonard lost weight!
No one knows that Leonard, whose imaginary enemy is James, has already regarded Zhou Si as the biggest opponent of his career!
And, in that game, Splitter was in the paint and Duncan was cruising the paint!
The Spurs played a playoff-level defense!
On the surface, the Spurs wanted to prevent Zhou Si, but in fact their fast rotation defense also prevented the other players of the Trail Blazers!
Zhou Si scored only 21 points in that game, and only made 18 of 7 shots!
Everyone can clearly see that Zhou Si has completely fallen into the trap Popovich prepared for him. The three-pointer was interfered, the breakthrough was double-teamed, and he was completely unable to exert himself!
Here's why pundits think the Blazers will lose this series!
The Spurs are a total conspiracy!
Pioneers are inevitable!
Moreover, in the playoffs, the Spurs will have more time to study the Trail Blazers and Zhou Si, and continue to set up various difficulties for them!
In order to win, Popovich has never been unscrupulous!
However, the Spurs are strong, and Zhou Si will not give up.

With much anticipation, on May 5th, at the Rose Garden Arena, the Trail Blazers and Spurs ushered in the first contest of this series.

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(End of this chapter)